The Osceola times., 1887-08-27

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TEN large ice-houses and six freight cars
were destroyed by fire at Burtis bay on
Chautauqua lake. n. Y, on the 10th, in
volving loss OF s70,OD0. The flames orig
mated in the engine-house. The Ice
/ houses were owned by Colonel c. \. Bar
rett, OF Cleveland. q. The ice was the
property of the Chautauqua Lake Ice
Company Of Pittsburgh. The property de-
stroyed is insured for sII,j1.
A NUMBER of arrests have been made In
Philadelphia OF employees cf freight-trains
on the Penns ylyania railroad. New York
division. The prisoners are said to be the
leaders of an extensive gang OF freight-car
thieves.
A HORRIBLE murder and robbery oc-
Cured on the night OF the 18th. near Fred
ericksburg, Washington County, Ind.
John Heitel and Daniel Wyninger, long
time enemies, met on the turnpike, re-
newed their quarrel aud finally ended ii by
Heitel stabbing Wyninger TO death with a
huge butcher knife. Heitel then robbed
the dead man Of $1,000 and fled.
a fRIGHTFUL story is told by Ernest
Schoeltze, now at An Sable, Mich, Of
slavery and il-treatment in Yucatan.
On the evening of the 10th Charles Page,
who swindled the jacques Cartier Bank at
Montreal. Can. out Of $4,000, was arrested
at Versailles, Que, about eighteen miles
from the border line. All the money was
found in his possession.
On the 18th an elevator fell at New York
killing one person and injuring several.
On the 18th a wreck occurred on the
Pittsburgh a. Cleveland road at Bayard,
o., killing the porter and injuring a num-
Der of passengers.
THE coroner's jury In the matter Of the
Chatsworth (lll.) wreck, rendered a YER
dict holding Timothy Coughlin, section
foreman, responsible. He has been ar
rested.
OS the night Of the 18th the body OF Il
man who had papers upon his person
showing him to have been successively,
sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain Of
Company a." Fifty-fifth Illinois volun-
teers, was found ON the Baltimore IL
Potomac railroad track near Baltimore,
Md. He had been killed by train. He
was United States pensioner, and was
born In Boston.
On the 18th horrible accident occurred
at Thomas brakes planing-mill in Zanes-
vile, o. "Jimmie" Drake, son Of the pro.
prietor aud assistant foreman Of the MILL
while attempting TO replace a belt on a
shaft, fell with his breast on the cutoff
saw, which cut cash ten inches long and
eight deep through the ribs and heart,
protruding his vitals and causing instant
death.
Mrs. HUTCHINSON, accused Of poisoning
her husband at Austin, Tex, has been held
for the grand jury.
REV. EDWARD DoANE, an American
missionary in the Caroline Islands, has
been imprisoned on charge Of inciting the
natives to disobey the Governor.
HENRY SHERIDAN, of Chicago, has de.
camped, and whole lot of official rotten
ness is believed to be on the point Of dis
covery.
THE Inman Line steamer City Of Mon
treal was burned at sea on the lth, all but
thirteen OF the crew and passengers being
rescued by the York City and carried TO
Queenstown.
+. A. HoyT, the cashier Of the Putnam
County IN. W Savings Bank, is de-
fauter to the amount Of $4,000.
A HEAVY white frost on the morning OF
the 18th did considerable damage to vines
in the vicinity Of East Tawas, Mich. For.
est fires have again started near there.
MICHAEL HAUCK, a timer, convicted of
having presented bill Of 500 to the Gin.
cinnati infirmary directors for mending
the roofs of the infrmary buildings, when,
in fact, he had done no work at all upon
the roofs, was sentenced on the 10Th to the
penitentiary.
CHARLES HAIGHT shot his wife ut Ham.
mondsport, n. Y, ON the 10Th, and then
shot himself. Both are dead. The terri
la uRa Raft .t hall
Hammondsport The couple leave an in
FAINT n few months old.
Two big passenger engines ran away
within the yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at Philadelphia ON tn,
night of the 18th, and the engineers
named Morris Thompson and JOSEPH
Kelly, received what may prove TO be fata
injuries. The locomotives were totally de
stroyed.
On the Goth Jerry White, negro, wa
lynched by band of sixty men at Nalen
tine, Neb. The punishment fitted his Grim,
an outrageous assault upon "A defense
less woman.
On the 10th, during n quarrel with hi,
father at Indiana, Pa, VIM, Byers, age,
nineteen, drew revolver aud shot hi
parent through the heart.
THE London Jewish murderer, Lipski
confessed ON the eve of his execution.
On the 2lst, Harry T. Cook, aged abou
twenty -one, aud Charles T. Cook. hi
brother, some years younger, were arrest
ed in Washington, the elder for forgery
and the younger for collusion. They ar
sons of the late Prof Cook, of that city.
On the 20th August Wambold, an old an'
well.known citizen of Davenport, la.
drove 10 the city cemetery with his wife
and when near the grave of their daughte
committed suicide by shooting himself
THr British steamship Madrid, whicl
sailed from Philadelphia May - for Lon
don via Bull river, South Carolina, wher
she loaded cargo of phosphate rock, ha
been given up for lost with all ON board
She was commanded by Captain Matthew
Carson, who had with him crew o
twenty-five men.
MISCELLANEOUS.